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F. F. KOLARIK.

MECHANICAL TOY.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 5. 191B.

1 ,305 ,224; Patented May 27,1919.

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F. F. KOLARIK.

MECHANICAL TOY APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 5 198:

Patented May 27, 1919.

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FRANK-F. KoLAnrK, or nUNn;ooLo1-tano.

MECHANICAL TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

emitted: my 2a, 1919'.

Application filed September 5, 1918i Serial no. 252,735

To all whom it may comm;- Belt known that'I, Fn -NK F. Konan'rn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nunn, in the county of Weld and 'Stateof Colorado, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements 'in- "Mechanical -Toys;='

and I do declarethefollowingtobea full, clear, and exact description o'f-t'he' invention, such as will enable others skilledin' the art to which "it appertainsto mak use the same. a r f My invention has for its oblecfi vide a simple and inexpensive, yet a highly amusing toy in which the figure of aboy attempting to steal an apple beneath an apple tree .is unceremoniously struck by another figure normall hid d View behind the trunk of .the'tree.

With the foregoing 'object in'iview' the invention resides in the novelconstruction and organization of parts as hereinafterfully described and claimed, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1,is a

illustrating the the apple.

boy in the act of stealing Figf2 is "a view similar to 'Fig.' 1, but' showing the manner in which the second figure appears and strikes the boy.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the plane indicated by the line 8-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a detail vertical section showing a side elevation of the normally concealed figure and its operating means.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 but illustrating a diflerent position of parts.

In the drawings above briefly described, the numeral 1 designates a back plate which may be decorated in any preferred manner, 2 has reference to a horizontal flange extending forwardly from the plate 1, and the numeral 3 refers to another flange bent upwardly from the flange 2, said flange 3 having two vertically projecting portions 4 and 5, the portion 5 simulating the trunk of an apple tree, while the portion 4 may be of any desired design since it serves merely as a partial support for the figure 6 which represents the boy. This figure is pivotally mounted at 7 and is normally overbalanced so that one or both of its arms 8 come in close proximity with the representation 9 of an apple lying on the ground under the .front. elevation of the toy Figil to that seenin Fig. 2.

V wardly plained that both the, pivot 7 and the'pin 10' preferably extend through both the back platel and the-upstanding portion 4 to distribute the strain upon the two, and it may further be set forth that thesupport referred'to in the claimsis formed, in the present embodimentiofthe invention, by the parts 1,72,'3,- 4 and 5, but injothertypes of the device, the shape and construction of the support might well vary.

Normally hidden from view,-behi11d the trunks; which latter is' referred to in the claims as'a viewbarrienfis a figure 11 simulating a man, this figure being 'pivotally mounted between its ends at 12 and'having an arm 13 pivotally mounted upon the figure at'14.- The arm 13 1s provided with a projectmg upper end- 15 which is preferably of, the hooksh'a-pe shown, and when the up per portion of the figure is tilted forwardly by the' nieans to be described, a guide pin or the like 16 projecting from the trunk 5" or 'f'rom any other suitable part, engages the aforesaid extension 15, thus swinging the arm 1 13 upwardly and forwardly upon its pivot 14. Thiscauses the arm 1 3 to strike the figure 6 and turn itn'om theposition'in A suitable spring 17 is connected to the figure 11 for tilting it in a manner to expose its head to view as seenin Fig. 2, and for at the same time, swinging the arm 13 in the manner set forth. By means of a rod 18, however, the arm 13 and figure 11 may be held against operation until required. The rod 18 slides vertically and is provided with a lateral projection 19 adapted, when pulled downwardly onto the arm 13, to swing this arm downwardly upon its pivot 14 and consequently return the figure 11 to vertical position, thus placing the spring 17 under tension. The parts then stand as seen in Fig. 1, but the moment the rod- 18 is pulled farther downward, the projection 19 releases arm 13 and the spring comes into action to operate said arm and'the figure 11 in the manner above set forth, so as to strike the figure 6 and turn it completely over upon its pivot 7. This operation positions the feet of the figure 6 beneath the arm 13. as seen in Fig. 2 and by now giving the rod 18 a quarter turn to the right, sliding it upand again turning it to position the projection 19 above the arm 13, a slight downward pull on the rod will'cause said arm 13 to strike the feet of. figure 6 and return it to the position of Fig. 1. A further downward pull of the rod moves the figure 11 to its obscured position in readiness for another operation.

From the foregoing it will be seen that although my invention is of extremely sim-' invention as clalmed, numerous minor changes may well be made.

I clann:

1. In a toy, a support, a figure movably mounted thereon, a second figure mounted on said support and having a movable limb arranged to strike and move said first named figure, a barrier normally obscuring said second figure from View, and means for operating said movable limb to bring it into view and strike said first named figure.

2. In atoy, a support, a figure mounted movably thereon, a View barrier mounted on said sup ort, a second figure mounted movably behind and obscured from view by said barrier, said second figure having a movable limb, and means for moving said second figure into view and operating said movable limb to strike and move said first named figure.

3. In a toy, a support, a figure mounted movably thereon in the act of stealing an object, a view barrier mounted on said support, a second figure mounted pivotally behind and hidden from view by said barrier, said second figure having a movable limb, and means for moving said second figure into view and for operating said movable limb to strike said first named figure and move the same away from said object.

4. In a toy, a support, a figure pivotally mounted on said support, an arm pivoted to the upper portion of said figure, said arm projecting above its pivot, a spring for swinging said figure upon its pivot, a fixed stud in the path of said projecting part of the arm for swinging said arm outwardly upon swinging movement of said figure, and means for holding said figure and arm in position to retain said spring under tension and for releasing said figure and arm when required.

5. In a. toy, a support, a figure pivotally mounted on said support, an arm pivoted to the upper portion of said figure, a spring for swinging said figure upon its pivot, means for swingin said arm outwardly upon swinging movement of said figure, a sliding control rod, and a lateral projection on said rod engaging said'arm for retaining said spring under tension and for releasing said figure and arm when required.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

FRANK F. KOLARIK.

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